Buying An S.t. Dupont Online, Fakes And Other Challenges

[PithyProlix]

Questions:

• Do serial numbers that look like these indicate a fake Dupont?
• Was there a point in time that Dupont stopped hand stamping serial numbers?

I've number the pics for easy reference. I intended to group them into standard and special editions and put them roughly in chronological order but they got jumbled. Sorry for the size/resolution of some of them - I realize it is very hard to see some of the text on some: these are cropped straight from photos found on the web without changing their resolution (and there's a good reason I've only put up crops, which I can discuss later after there's been input from others).

 

Personally, I'm pretty much only interested in pens from the Montparnasse series and earlier but, whatever the age/model, when I see serial numbers that don't clearly look hand-stamped, I've passed on purchasing them.

 

I'm tagging you, @jar, since it seems like you know more about Dupont pens than any one else here or, at least, a lot more than most. Your input - as well as anyone else's interested in Dupont pens - would be welcomed, valued, and appreciated.

 

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